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Originally Posted by Zeke
Too ready. They are not raised in the river/lake and don't know the ropes. They bite at anything whereas a wise old trout knows a thing or two about being hooked. They'd move away from the stocking site and fish a regular spot where you find natural trout. Or at least one that had time to season a bit before being harvested.
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Ya, as I mentioned they have not eaten in a while and are not wise as you allude to. They biting!
During my visit to the hatchery I learned that you could tell a stocked fish by the worn bottom side of its tail from the concrete lined tanks they are raised in. The bottom gets scrubbed off some and will never grow back.